The Wasp and the Orchid

.’ from the obituary of Col. M. J. Godfery, Nature 1945, 155 (3943) quoted in Jim Endersby, 2016, Orchid: A cultural history (The University of Chicago Press: Chicago) p206. Godfery’s own account is from Masters J. Godfery, 1924, ‘Fertilization of Ophyrs spp’, p38. p184 ‘Time hangs heavy . . .’ and ‘The entire insect . . .’ translated by Rebecca Shtasel and Yves Le Juen from Henry Correvon and Maurice-Alexander Pouyanne, 1916, ‘A curious case of mimicry’, p42. ‘It would be . . .’ Godfery, 1924, ‘Fertilization of Ophyrs spp.’ p34. p185 ‘answering to an . . .’ Coleman, 1928, ‘Pollination of Cryptostylis leptochila’, 44, p334. Further confirmation of ejaculation wasn’t confirmed until 2008; Anne C. Gaskett, Claire G. Winnick and Marie E. Herberstein, 2008, ‘Orchid Sexual Deceit Provokes Ejaculation’, The American Naturalist, 171 (6) pp206–212. ‘The weight of . . .’ translated from Pierre Simon de Laplace, 1814, Essai philosphique sur les probabilités (Mme Ve Courcier: Paris) p12. pp186–187 ‘A glance at . . .’ and ‘I have this . . .’ Coleman, 1928, ‘Pollination of Cryptostylis leptochila’, pp334, 336. p187 ‘We now know . . .’ Susan Double, 2016, ‘Beautiful contrivances’ Orchids Australia, February, pp8–16. p188 ‘The more closely . . .’ Edith Coleman, 1931, ‘The Pollination of Corysanthes bicalcarata’ Victorian Naturalist, 48, p95. ‘certain members of . . .’, ‘quite a flutter . . .’ and ‘The children of . . .’ from Edith Coleman [E.C.] 1927, ‘Treasures of Early Spring: An orchid phenomenon’, The Age, 24 September, p27. p190 Calochilus imberbis is sometimes regarded as a beardless form of Calochilus robertsonii, rather than a separate species. They are often found together. ‘I have extracted . . .’ Prof E. B. Poulton’s note preceding Edith Coleman, 1928, ‘Pollination of an Australian orchid by the male ichneumonid Lissopimpla semipunctata, Kirby.’ Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 76(2) pp533. Edith Coleman and Masters J. Godfery, 1929, ‘Pollination of an Australian Orchid, Cryptostylis leptochila F. Muell’, Journal of Botany, 67, p99. p191 ‘We are in . . .’ Rogers quoted in Kate Baker, 1942, p11. ‘You have treated . . .’ letter from Richard S. Rogers to Edith Coleman, 14 April 1928, quoted from ‘Comments on Mrs Coleman’s writings by Dr Rogers, Professor Oakes Ames and others’ (in Edith’s hand) John Thomson Collection. p192 ‘If you have . . .’ Coleman, 1926, ‘Quaint Companions’. p193 ‘I am invited . . .’ Tarlton Rayment, 1935, A Cluster of Bees (Endeavour Press: Sydney) quoted in William Morton Wheeler, 1936, ‘A notable contribution to entomology (Review of A Cluster of Bees by Tarlton Rayment)’, The Quarterly Review of Biology, 11, 3, p340 p194 ‘so unforgettably and . . .’ Morton Wheeler, 1936, ‘A notable contribution’, pp337–341. ‘He jokingly referred . . .’ 24 November 1948 and ‘I was surprised . . .’ 29 June 1937, letters from Oakes Ames to Edith Coleman, John Thomson Collection. p195 ‘I wrote this . . .’ 29 June 1937, ‘I tossed that . . .’ 29 November 1948, letters from Oakes Ames to Edith Coleman, John Thomson Collection. ‘It may be . . .’ Oakes Ames, 1937, Pollination of orchids through pseudocopulation, Botanical Museum Leaflets, Harvard University, 5, pp1–29. p196 ‘Perhaps I lingered . . .’ letter from Richard S. Rogers to Edith Coleman, 2 October 1932, quoted in Kate Baker, 1942, pp11–12 p197 ‘I am delighted . . .’ letter from Richard S. Rogers to Edith Coleman, 14 June 1933, ‘good work and . . .’ Letter from Richard S. Rogers to Edith Coleman, 2 September 1933, ‘Thanks for the . . .’ letter from H. Montague R. Rupp to Edith Coleman, 15 March 1933, ‘It is one . . .’ Letter from Mr. A. B. Williamson to Edith Coleman, 22 April 1938, all quoted in Kate Baker 1942, pp12–13. ‘I am pleased . . .’ Letter from Masters J. Godfery to Edith Coleman, 4 October 1933, John Thomson collection. ‘Nothing I have . . .’ letter from Oakes Ames to Edith Coleman, 12 October 1937, quoted in Kate Baker 1942, pp13–14. p198 ‘Mrs Coleman has . . .’ Kate Baker, 1942, p14. ‘Please do not . . .’ letter from Edith Coleman to Mr Rowe, 12 May 1932, Rica Erickson Papers, SLWA. pp198–199 ‘Until comparatively recently . . .’ and ‘seems almost . . .’ and ‘One of the . . .’ Edith Coleman, 1948, ‘Movement in plants’, Victorian Naturalist, 65, pp114–117. pp203–205 Edith Coleman [E.C.] 1927, ‘Wasps and Orchids: A remarkable partnership’, The Age, 14 May, p26.

Chapter 9: Across the continent

p207 ‘Looking ahead, the . . .’ from Edith Coleman, 1929, ‘Across the continent to Perth: Impression of colour and vast distances’, The Argus, 23 November, p10. pp209–210 A reconstruction from events described in Coleman, 1929, ‘Across the continent’. p210 The trip with Gladys from the Bendigonian, 12 August 1918, p16, ‘just returned from . . .’ Dorothy’s journey in ‘Social Notes’, The Age, 10 April 1940, p5. p211 ‘Mrs J. G. Coleman . . .’ The Argus, 13 May 1930, p12. ‘distances and the . . .’ and ‘the road was . . .’ in letters from Edith Coleman to George V. Scammell, 24 April 1930; 26 November 1930, MS 534/050 94 Aust C. NHNSW library. p212 ‘Who’s who and where’, Call News–Pictorial, 13 September 1929, p35. ‘One of Australia’s . . .’ Western Australian Daily News, 12 September 1929, p10. ‘Mrs Edith Coleman . . .’ Western Australian Daily News, 10 September 1929, p4. pp212–213 Biographical details from ‘Lt-Col. B. T. Goadby’, History of WA Naturalist’s Club (1924–1974) p46, copy in Rica Erickson Papers, SLWA. ‘Slight, white-haired, courteous . . .’ and ‘Col. Goady gave . . .’ from ‘Personal recollections of Colonel Goadby and his wife’, MN8588A Box 4.2 Letters from Naturalists, Rica Erickson Papers, SLWA. ‘I am sure . . .’ quoted in Edith Coleman, 1930, ‘Pollination of some West Australian orchids’, Victorian Naturalist, 46, pp203–06. p214 ‘the colour of . . .’ letter from Katharine Susannah